We are almost done with school! I am getting so anxious to finish with my classes so that I can just go to the beach every day. The worst thing is going to school when the sun is shining bright with no clouds! I have enjoyed reading everyone's blogs, and being able to relate to you guys with the assignments and troubles. This class was definitely a challenge for me because I am the biggest procrastinator, but I think I made it through with a good grade. :)
QOTW #11
I liked our topic this week because it was about my Did You Know. It is easy to say that you would agree to take the pills every day for the next month, but I think it would be hard to remember to take them. Also, the side effects would interfere with my school and work. I would do just about anything to prevent myself if I knew I was pricked by a needle. When there is a possible prevention I do not understand why someone would want to risk getting the disease. Even though it is not 100% going to work, there is still a chance that the medications could help you.
Did You Know?!?
Did you know that your chance of being infected by HIV positive blood from a needle prick is only .3% ("Seriously," 2006) . The blood has to be fresh in order to transmit the disease to another person. I was always taught never to push the trash down in a public trash can because there could be needles in there. If the chances are only .3% than people really shouldn't be scared.
Seriously. (2006, August 30). Retrieved from http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/08/hiv-aids-myths-and-facts_30.html
Wow, 0.3% is very very small! Do you know what constitutes as fresh blood? Does the virus just die if the blood is out for a certain amount of days? I'm sure that health care workers are very relieved that the percentage is so small. I wonder how much training they go through to prevent such a situation from occurring.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed reading your thoughts about this class over the past semester! I can't believe we are almost done. I wish you luck for the future!!
I really enjoyed your blogs Courtney. I felt like I could relate to you a lot because you would often talk about what you were doing and it would be the same thing that happened to me! I hope you get to enjoy your summer, and just thing about how it's great your not like me and sitting in summer school! I also decided to take the medication when answering the QOTW. I think just about every person's response that I read, stated they would opt to take the medication no matter what. I least we ended this semester in agreement!
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